3.0.0 3362 2019-02-20T23:40:31Z 2019-02-24T04:17:43Z Senate S S 2012-06-29 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-29T18:36:23Z 2012-06-29 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4775) IntroReferral 2012-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4775) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-06-29 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2012-06-29 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2012-06-29 True Water Resources Development Advisory bodies Dams and canals Emergency planning and evacuation Government information and archives Water resources funding Water Resources Development 00 2012-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2012-10-15T18:45:34Z Dam Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes appropriations for the National Dam Safety Program for FY2012-FY2016.

Requires the head of a federal agency, on request, to provide a state dam safety agency with information on the condition and provisions for emergency operations of any dam the failure of which would affect the state.

Includes as an objective of the National Dam Safety Program the development and implementation of a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness program to assist the public in preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam incidents. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out such a public awareness and outreach program nationwide.

Authorizes the Administrator to invite representatives from nongovernmental organizations to participate in meetings of the National Dam Safety Review Board.

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Dam Safety Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Dam Safety Act of 2012 Display Title Dam Safety Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the National Dam Safety Program Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3362is/xml/BILLS-112s3362is.xml 2012-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4775) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.